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Auto Pet Barriers and 3 Steps To Traveling With Your Dog

Have you ever thought about what it might be like to travel in the car from your dog’s point of view?

You get in this big metal contraption that always takes your favorite people away faster than you can run. When you do get the chance to go with them, you’re free to wander around unlike your human companions.

The Travel Industry Association of America estimates that 29 million of the 71 million dog owners in the country drive with a dog in the car. But 80 percent of dog owners report not restraining their dog in the car, according to a survey from the American Pet Products Manufacturing Association.

There are dozens of reasons why the family hound will be safer and happier when confined to the back seat, but here are the four most important ones.

1.Have you ever been in an accident because of your dog?

If you haven’t, you might. Safety is never something to take a risk with, and even something as small as looking over and reminding your friend not to get paw prints on the windshield can take your focus away from the road at the wrong time.

2.Too much freedom can be more scary than anything.

Unless you have a very comfortable, confident dog the extra freedom combined with being in the moving car can lead to extra anxiety while on the road. Clearly marking out what space is his and what space is yours can often put dogs at ease.

3.Keep things clean

It can be nice just knowing you don’t need to worry about pawprints or marks on the windshield anymore.

4.It’s such an easy and cheap problem to solve!

There are a number of good pet barriers for your car, some really sturdy prison-esque ones for big determined dogs, but for my money I’d recommend the EZ pet barrier. It’s the only one that installs in under 5 minutes, and at the moment it’s one of the more affordable pet barriers on the market too. Check out the install video and see if it’s for you here: www.ezpetbarrier.com
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